Black Judgement

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Black Judgement is a seminal poetry collection by Nikki Giovanni that captures the Black Arts Movement’s spirit through powerful explorations of race, resistance, and Black identity in America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
poetry collection
associatedWith African-American literature
Black Arts Movement
surface form: Black Arts poetry
author Nikki Giovanni
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Nikki Giovanni
criticalReception considered a seminal early work of Nikki Giovanni
recognized as an important text of the Black Arts Movement
genre poetry
hasInfluenceOn contemporary African-American poets
later Black feminist poetry
language English
literaryForm free verse
literaryMovement Black Arts Movement
literaryPeriod 20th-century American literature
mainTheme Black identity
Black liberation
Black pride
race in America
racism
resistance
social justice
movementContext Black Power movement
surface form: Black Power era

civil rights era
notableFor capturing the spirit of the Black Arts Movement
exploration of Black urban experience
politically engaged poetry
subject Black Americans
surface form: African Americans

Black cultural identity
racial oppression
tone celebratory of Blackness
defiant
militant
political

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Nikki Giovanni notableWork Black Judgement
Black Feeling, Black Talk followedBy Black Judgement